The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-10
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENf rs
NOT YET COMPLETED, BUT THE
SERVICES WILL BE PUBLIC.
Beautiful aud Fitting Tributes Paid
Mr.. Beecher BY Drs. Parker
and Talmsge.

New YoBK, March 9-Ths arrange
mems for the funeral OF the late Hen
~ Ward Beecher are not yet COM
pieted, but II has been decided that il
shall be a public one, but the services
al the house will be Of a strictly pri-
vate nature, in compl ance with the
wishes Of the family. Tbs services will
he conducted at thu house by the Rev.
Dr.. @. II. Hall, OF the Church OF the
Trinity the old friend OF the famous
preacf err. None but the family will be
admitted TO the strvices, which will be
Of the simplest nature. The body will
be escorted TO Plymouth Cnurch at the
close Of the family funir raj service by
the Thirteenth Regiment OF Brooklyn,
of which Mr. Bsecher was chaplain.
The regiment will then pass the body,
which will b. laid in front OF the plat.
form. The regiment will then be dis
missed, and will leave Clmpsny G,
which Ia known az the Plymouth com.
paDy, and is som posed chit fly of men,
bers from Mr. Bsecher's congrsg cation,
to remsin on guard, while the bojy Is
laid in stats in the church. The
church will remain open all day
Thursday, and TIE friends and men,
ber5 Of the congregation will have the
first privileg of passing before the
body. o. Friday the church will be
thrown open to tie public. This
course has been rendered necessary in
consequence of the extent OF the cir
Gle Of friends aud admirers OF the great
divine. The Citz.n' Committee, OF
which Elk Mayor Sc h Low is chair
man, will have charge of the body I'M
Ill the interment on Saturday. The
coffin will be a very plain one and will
be covered with the be broadcloth,
with plain silver mount gs There is
to be no omamentstion except plain
silk flinge. 1t viii rest in the church
on platform raised six inches from
the floor OF the church. The feet will
be to ward the east, 30 that the people
passing up the east aisle and in front
Of the pulpit will get full view OF
the features as they pass along slowly
beside the bier. They will turn to the
right at the head of the coffin
and then out into Orange or Gran
berry streets. On Thursday, none but
those haviag tickets will be admitted
TO the church. The tickets will be
given to pew holders and others en-
titled to them. Each pew holds five
persons, and only four tickets will be
given to the pew holders, the other
ticket being reserved for visiting mem
bers OF Grand Army of the Republic
posts, privils ged persons and personal
friends. 1t was expected that an over.
flow service would have been held in
the Academy OF Music, but that build
ing could not be obtained as 1t was
engaged by the Philharmonic Society.
The private funeral services will be
held on Thursday and the public SER
vices on Friday.
Brooklyn's buildings today ara
draped in mourning. The municipal
buildings and courthouse, public
buildings and stores are being heavily
drsped in black. Many private resi-
dences are also draped. Nearly every
prominent organization in Bro klyn
has met and passed resolutions of ex-
pressions of grief In the loss of the
emicent divine. The public fchools
will probably be closed on the day OF
the funeral. Many merchants intend
to close their stores. The Aldermen
Ia 1t today and appointed COMMITTED
to welt upon ex.Mayor Low, Oh airman
Of the Memorial Committee. They
offered the uss of the city hall to allow
the remains to lie in state. They
were thanked aud told that it had
been arranged to have the remains lie
in stale in Plymouth Church. The
Plymouth Church Committee at
cepted the offer of the Citigens's Com
mittee, headed by ex-Mayor Low, to
have formal services held Ia the diff.
fereni churches in the vicinity of Ply
mouth Church at the same time that
funeral services sre held. 1t would
bs impossib for the thousands Of
people TO gain admission to tae
church